Charlton landlord fined $500 for illegal guns

DUDLEY — Glen C. Shedd, a 54-year-old landlord in Charlton, has been fined $500 for the illegal possession of firearms found in his home after he was accused of waving a gun at his tenant last August.

The tenant's complaint led police to discover Mr. Shedd's weapons cache, which included an UZI rifle, a shotgun, a handgun and ammunition.

Mr. Shedd, of 18 Brookfield Road, pleaded not guilty Aug. 9 in Dudley District Court to two counts of possessing a firearm without a firearm identifcation card, possessing a large-capacity firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing ammunition without a firearm identifcation card and assault with a dangerous weapon.

Mr. Shedd was released after posting $1,000 bail.

The charges stemmed from an Aug. 1 incident at 18 Brookfield Road. Police responded to a complaint by tenant Kenneth Arsenault of a dispute with his landlord, Mr. Shedd.

According to court records, Mr. Arsenault later reported that shortly after police left that day, hostilities escalated and Mr. Shedd waved a handgun at him.

Mr. Arsenault said he was frightened and locked himself in his apartment.

When police found that Mr. Shedd was not licensed to possess weapons, and saw his history of criminal charges for discharging a firearm, assault and battery, and assault, they obtained an arrest warrant, according to court documents.

On Aug. 8, with the warrant, officers seized from Mr. Shedd's home a Winchester level-action rifle, Remington 870 shotgun, an UZI rifle, a Smith & Wesson revolver, a 16-round magazine, and ammunition shells and a bullet, a police report said.

The weapons were not loaded, police said.

Judge Timothy M. Bibaud found Mr. Shedd responsible for two count of possessing a firearm without a firearm identifcation card and imposed the fine.